Action of 8 January 1780
The Action of 8 January 1780 was a naval encounter off Cape Finisterre between a British Royal Naval fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney, and a fleet of Spanish merchants sailing in convoy with seven warships of the Caracas Company, under the command of Commodore Don Juan Augustin de Yardi. During the action the entire Spanish convoy was captured. Rodney's fleet was en route to relieve Gibraltar, and this action took place several days before Rodney's engagement and defeat of a Spanish fleet at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
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Action of 8 January 1780
The Action of 8 January 1780 was a naval encounter off Cape Finisterre between a British Royal Naval fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney, and a fleet of Spanish merchants sailing in convoy with seven warships of the Caracas Company, under the command of Commodore Don Juan Augustin de Yardi. During the action the entire Spanish convoy was captured. Rodney's fleet was en route to relieve Gibraltar, and this action took place several days before Rodney's engagement and defeat of a Spanish fleet at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
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Бой 8 января 1780 года, реже б ...... ент, в битве при лунном свете.
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All ships captured
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*Caracas company
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1780-01-08
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British victory
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15 merchant ships
20 ships of the line
6 frigates
7 warships
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The Action of 8 January 1780 w ...... he Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
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Бой 8 января 1780 года, реже б ...... ент, в битве при лунном свете.
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Action of 8 January 1780
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Бой 8 января 1780
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